Bulls Drop Home Dual to Northern Illinoishttps://t.co/KqlW6Z6nJ9
— UB BULLS Wrestling (@UB_Wrestling) February 7, 2026
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo wrestling team dropped a dual to Northern Illinois, 29-11, on Friday night at Alumni Arena.
A slow start for the Bulls was too much to overcome as they lost their first three matches of the night.
Sam Ewing got the Bulls on the board with a 4-1 decision over Collin Arch at 149. It was a tight 1-1 match until the final seconds of the third period when Ewing got a takedown to earn the victory.
Kaleb Burgess followed with a 9-5 decision over Landen Johnson at 157. He did most of his work early with two first-period takedowns.
Connor Jacobs won his match by injury default for the Bulls third victory of the evening.
Buffalo will be back in action next Friday when it hosts SIUE at 6:00 pm.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 29 BUFFALO 11
125 - #31 Blake West (NIU) won by major decision over Zachary Belverio (UB), 12-1
133 - #28 Markel Baker (NIU) won by technical fall over Troy Guerra (UB), 17-2 (3:07)
141 – Deuce Curtis (NIU) won by major decision over Tyler Roark (UB), 14-4
149 – Sam Ewing (UB) won by decision over Collin Arch (NIU), 4-1
157 - #22 Kaleb Burgess (UB) won by decision over Landen Johnson (NIU), 9-5
165 – Brett Smith (NIU) won by injury default over Kelin Laffey (UB)
174 – Tommy Bennett (NIU) won by decision over Rafael Knapp (UB), 8-6
184 – Ian Smith (NIU) won by major decision over Connor Scuilla (UB), 11-0
197 – Connor Jacobs (UB) won by injury default over Spencer Mooberry (NIU)
285 - #20 Devon Dawson (NIU) won by decision over Magnus Bibla (UB), 5-1
Buffalo was assessed a one-point penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct